Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Sport gives us our great moments. It reunites the generations, the regions and the social classes. The generational aspect is important. There might be a generation gap between people but someone who scored a goal against England in 1950 is a hero, even though he might be generations away from the present generation. I recall how unifying were the famous games in Croke Park against England when people from North and South came together. Arranging those games was a credit to all concerned, in particular Seán Kelly of the European Parliament and also the president of the GAA. I recall Declan Kidney's remarks as we left the stadium on one occasion. He said, "Beating England twice in Croke Park was the least we could do for the GAA". It captured that moment very well.

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